TUSKON organized Annual Chairman's Assemby on Aug 5, 2010 in Istanbul. 150 TUSKON Member Business Association Presidents participated to one day program together with Board Members and H.E. Ali Babacan. Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan has said the floating exchange rate regime that Turkey has been following since 2001 is one of the main pillars of the coun... continue »

The Indonesian-Turkish Trade and Investment Forum jointly organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) and the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)on June 30, 2010 in Istanbul. The Turkish president said investing in Turkey means investing in European and Middle Eastern markets as he spoke before Turkish and Ind... continue »

Yevgeny Primakov was in İstanbul on June 23, 24, 2010 as the guest of the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON). As part of his visit on Thursday Primakov promoted his book, titled “A World Without Russia? A Product of Political Shortsightedness.” Primakov, a former prime minister of Russia, has said Turkey has started to undertake... continue »

Minister of Foreign Trade H.E. Zafer Caglayan paid a visit to US on May 18-21, 2010. In his first day, TABID (Turkish American Business Improvement and Development Council) and TUSKON jointly organized a dinner featuring H.E. Zafer Caglayan. Minister caglayan emphasized the importance of Turkish American Businessmen as natural lobby of Turkey and asked their... continue »

TUSKON US Executive Director Hakan Tasci participated a panel discussion on US-Turkish Economic Cooperation on March 18, 2010 organized by Turkish American Business Improvement and Development Council of New Jersey (TABID NJ). JP Morgan Chase Vice President Economist Mehmet Ozhabes and Turkish Trade Attache Mr. Ahmet Canli was other speakers in this panel an... continue »

Speaking during a meeting organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON)and European Policy Center(EPC) in Brussels on March 23, 2010, Babacan said the EU had concerns about the future of some of its member countries’ economies, particularly Greece, but there is no longer such a problem when the issue of Turkey’s integratio... continue »

TUSKON Vice President Ahmet Ciger visited Texas after Atlanta visit. Texas Turkish American Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Houston Partnership, and the City of Houston hosted Mr. Ahmet Ciger in Houston on February 25, 2010. Mr. Ciger spoke about Turkey's economic potential and the opportunities we can develop by partnering Texan business institutions. Jef... continue »

Turkey’s chief EU negotiator on Thursday, December 3, 2009 warned that the Turkish public’s motivation to join the bloc would end if the union imposes more sanctions because of the country’s conflict with Greek Cyprus.In a speech hosted by the Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey, or TUSKON, and the European Policy Center in Brussels, Eg... continue »

Davutoğlu's remarks came at a meeting jointly organized by the Brussels-based European Policy Center and the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) during his one-day visit to the EU capital on October 2, 2009. Later in the day, he was scheduled to have talks with both José Manuel Barroso, who last month won a parliamentary vote end... continue »

TUSKON's Secretary General Dr. Mustafa Gunay participated a day long conference organized by US Chamber of Commerce on US- Muslim World Engagement and Opportunities for Business World in this engagement process on June 26, 2009. Dr. Gunay discussed the Sectors on the Cutting Edge and asked for cooperation between US and Turkey in third countries to enhance t... continue »

European Policy Center (EPC) organized a Policy Dialogue in partnership with TUSKON on March 6, 2009 in Brussels. Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler of Turkey was the keynote speaker of the program. While energy has been a recent focus of conflict between Turkey and the EU, it could become a tool of close cooperation and mutual benefit. Rizanur Meral, President ... continue »

Speaking at a luncheon hosted by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) in Washington on June 4th, 2008, Babacan appeared to be referring to a closure case against his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party). He said the Turkish people have chosen democracy and that this choice had been underlined during parliamentary el... continue »

Just after the European Commission's Turkey Report, Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkiye (TUSKON) and European Policy Center (EPC) organized a joint workshop in Brussels on November 7th 2007. In his keynote speech Minister of State in Charge of Treasury H.E. Mehmet Simsek emphasized his Kurdish origin and said that "PKK cannot represent... continue »

The Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) held an important meeting in Washington at a time when the US Congress was discussing whether to take the Armenian genocide resolution to a vote in the full House.

TUSKON Chairman Rızanur Meral presented Economy Minister Mehmet Şimşek a picture with traditional Turkish motifs embos... continue »